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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Silverlake’s Food Scene Gets Hip

    Three years ago, Forbes magazine named Silverlake the country’s 'best hipster neighborhood.' But the food scene in Silverlake is only just starting to reach critical mass.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    Three years ago, Forbes magazine named Silverlake the country’s 'best hipster neighborhood.' But the food scene in Silverlake is only just starting to reach critical mass.

    The full episode

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    Big Magic, Silver Lake's Food Scene, and Catholicism in the West
    1. 0:00A Growing Catholic Church in the West
    2. 8:56What’s the Future of Catholic Education
    3. 16:46Sports Roundup
    4. 27:08From 'Eat Pray Love' to 'Big Magic'
    5. 42:13Silverlake’s Food Scene Gets HipYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Katherine Spiers

      LA Weekly; Producer of Smarth Mouth

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    Big Magic, Silver Lake's Food Scene, and Catholicism in the West
    1. 0:00A Growing Catholic Church in the West
    2. 8:56What’s the Future of Catholic Education
    3. 16:46Sports Roundup
    4. 27:08From 'Eat Pray Love' to 'Big Magic'
    5. 42:13Silverlake’s Food Scene Gets HipYou’re reading this
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